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:To all wl wm it may concern:

'Be it known that I, CLARENCE O. of-the city. of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, State of Minnesota-,have. invented'cen tain new and useful Improvements in Machines forSizing Barrel-Hoops and Securing the EndsThereof, of a specification. I I

This invention relates to improvements in machines designed for sizing barrel-hoops and, after the'y'have been. brought to the which the following is proper size, firmly securing'their ends to- I gether, and thus'putting the hoops in condition for beingdriven upon the barrel and rendering it impossible for them to pull apart while being so driven or while in use.

To these'ends-the invention consists generally in the constructions and combinations hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims. Y

The'invention wiltbe more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and

v feeding the Wire.

' in whicll Figure 1 is a vertical section ofa machine elevation .of the same, showing a barrel-hoop in position therein, one of the staplc-fasten chine being in position for applying the other fastening. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, looking from the. rear end of the machine. Fig. 4 is a detail of the ineansfor Figs. 5 and 6 are details of portions of the hoop-sizingdevice. Figs. 7 3, 9, 10, and llare details showing the movements of the staple-forming and the setting mechanism. Figs. 12, 1 3, and 14 aredetails showing the nieansfor cutting the Wire and for bending the ends of the staples around the hoop and ihserting'the points intothe hoop. Fig. 15 isa detailshowing the means for imparting motion to the clencher-bars.

Y Figs, '16, 17., 1s, 19, and are details of the plunger and its cooperating slides by means of which the staple is formed. Fig. 21 is a WHITE,

and bringing it to the desired size. Fig. 23 is a front elevation oi" another form of hoopexpander. Fig. 2i is adetail of a po'rtionof the expander shown in Fig. 23. e

In thedrawings, fl representsthe frame or casing of the machine, which is preferably formedas a hollow castingof suitable size and shape and providing bearings and supports for the various parts of the mechan ism Upon grooved cam 15, by means of which the plun-i ger is reciprocated, as hereinafter described,

device that is used forezzpanding the hoop From. these two shafts-the various and the shaft 9 is provided with the two cams I 17 and 19, which respectively operate the Wirefeeding and the stapleclenching' devices, as hereinafter described.

The front-of the casing 2 is provided with a projection 21, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) having a recess in its top and having, prei'erably, an open end, so that said projection forms a trough-shaped recess within which the clencher slides or bars, hereinafter described,

are arranged. Upon the projection 21 is arranged the anvil 23, (see Figs. 1,2, ll, and

21,) this anvil having, preferably, a rounded upper surface'and consisting of two partssecured together by pins 25, the parts being so arranged that there is a recess between them, as shown; in Figs. 14. and 21. Each part-of the anvil 23 has a depending flange :27, with a groove 29 upon its innersurface, and rolls 31 are mounted between the two flanges 27;,

below the grooves 29, being secured upon suitable pins that pass through said flanges. Theanvil 23 is placed upon the progection 21,

'with the flanges 27 extending into the recess in said projection, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1-1. A vertically-sliding rod 33 passes through the rear portion of the anvil 23 and throu h the projection 21 and is provided upon its upper end with the hoop clamp or dog 35. p The lower end of the rod 33 is connected by a setscrew 35 to a slide 37, that moves vertically in a slot in he front of the casing 2. This slide is also secured by a set-screw 4:1. to the upper end of a od 43, arranged, preferably, inside of the casing 2 and having its lower 'end passing through a guide-lug 4:7. A treadle" 49 is pivoted within the casing 2; and its forward end passes through a slot in the front of said casin g and is adapted to be depressed by the applicationof the foot'of the operator to the end of the treadlc. A strap 51is pivoted to this treadle, and its upper end is provided with alu g 53, through which the rod 43 passes. A collar 55 is secured upon the rod 43 by means .of a set-screw 57, and aspring 59 is arranged between the lug and the collar 55. By this means when the treadle is depressed .the hoop-clamp 35 is drawn toward the top of.

the anvil and is held with a yielding pressure,

- thereby clamping the ends of the hoop upon the anvil, as shown in Figs. 1 and The hoop which is to be sized and fastened is placed in position with its ends upon the; anvil 23 and under the clamp 35. The hoop will usually need to be expanded, so asto be brought to the exact size desired before its ends'are fastened, and for this purpose 1 prefer to provide means, operated from the treadle e9, that will expand the hoop to the exact. size required and will hold it in such expanded position while its ends aretbeing secured.

' The construction of the expander may be va- 1 bolts 7 7.

ried without departing from the principle of the operation of the machine, and I have shown in the drawings several different forms of such expander. As shown in Figs. 1, 2, *5, and 6, the expander consists of the curved bars 61, pivoted to the front of the casing at each side' of the anvil 23 and having other bars 63 pivotally secured to their ends by means of the hinged joints 65. The ends of the curved bars (53 are connected by the links 67 to the slide 69, which is arranged to move vertically in a slot 71 in the wall of the easing 2. This slide has formed upon its lower end the curved lug 73, which strikes the hoop at a point directly under the anvil 23. At the rear of the slide 69 I preferably place the two washers 75, through which pass the eye- The rod 79 passes throughthe eyes in these bolts and said bolts pass through the slide 69, one of said bolts passing through the ends of the links 67, and the ends of said bolts are held by nuts 81 and. 83, the nut 81 preferably being provided with an extension which passes through the links 67, as shown.

in Fig. 6. Springs. 85 are connected to the ends of the cu ved bars 63 and also to thethe clamp 35.

said slide said bars arepressed outward in substantially the same manner as is done with the construction shown in Fig. 2. In this in stance, however, the bars 63 are made longer, so that there is only a short space between their ends, and the lug 73 may be'omitted, or this lug may be arranged upon the bottom of the slide, as shown in Fig. 22. In Figs. 23 and '24 I have shown another modification of the expanding device. As here shown, stationary curved bars 61f are arranged upon the front of the casing at each side of the anvil 23, and the slide 69 has formed integrally with it or secured to it a sul stantially semicircular bar 63, which extends n both sides of said sl-ide,-its ends substant-iallycoinciding with the ends of the fixed bars 61". In this instance the spring 85 is connected directly to the slide 69- and tothe casing of the machine, so that when the lever is released the slide is raised and the curved bar 63 is moved into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 23. It will be seen that in each instance the hoop may be placed over the expandingdevice, itsends being overlapped upon the top of the anvil 23 and. under pressedjthe clamp 35 will be brought on top of the overlapped ends'of the hoop with a yielding pressure. At the same time the expanding devices are brought against the inner surfacepf the hoop and expand the hoop to the redi'iircd size, the overlapping ends of the hoop sliding upon each other under the clamp 35 a sufficient amount for this purpose. When the hoop is brought to the desired position, it is there held while the staple is formed, passed around, and secured to the overlapped ends of the hoop.

I will next proceed to describe the means by which the wire is fed, the staple formed, passed around the overlapped ends of the hoop, and its points embedded therein.

The wire is fed from a suitable reel 87 through a guide 89 and over a wheel 91, that is supported uponan arm 93 upon the casing 2. From the wheel 91 the wire passes under and over the straightening-rolls 95 and 97,

' that are adj ustablymounted upon a rod 99,

supported upon the arm 93 by a. suitable standard 101. The wire passes through the upper part of the casing 2 and through a hole in the front wall of the casing at one side of the hoop-clamp 35. A transverse shaft 103 is mounted inthe casing-2 andisheld in position by means of the collars A vertical arm 107 is secured to this shaft by means of a set-screw 109, and said arm has connectedto it a slotted plate 111, through which the shaft 9 passes. The plate lll'carries a roll 113, that bears against the cam 17. A spring is connected to the'arm 107 and holds the roll 113 at all times in engagement with the surface of the cam 17. By this means as the shaft 9 is rotated the arm 1 07 is reciprocated, being moved from the position shown in full linesin Fig. 4 to the position shgwn in dotted 5972701,. l v I" 3,

lines in the same figure. Secured upon the shaft 103 is a depending arm 117, provided at adapted to-engage a; pin 125jin thetreadle -19,

so that wlien'everthe treadle is depressed the notched end of the arm 121 drops over the pin 125 and holds said treadle in its depressed position until the arm'1l7 isswung forward.

and by engagement with the arm 121 releases said treadle and permits it to be raised by the means hcreinbefore described. The u per end of the arm 107 is provided withthe rolls 127, between which the wire passes, and

is also provided with a feed-dog 129, that is held against the'wire by the spring 131. 'llie wire also passes over the stationary roll 133 and beneath the dog 1235, held in position against the'wire by the spring 137. By this means each time'the upper end of the arm 107 is swung forward or toward the anvil 23 the wireis moved a suilicient amount to form one staple. Upon. the return movement of the arm 107 the wire is held by the dog 135, and the dog 125) slides over the wire without moving it. In this way at the proper .i-n-tervals the wire .is fed to form the staples or fastenings that are passed arou nd the overlapped ends of the hoop.

Arranged above the anvil 23 is a verticallysliding plunger that is mounted in fixed guide ways secured to the front of the standard 3.

A projection his supported upon the front of the standard 3, and secured thereto is the plate 6, (sce Fig. 2,) which forms the front guideway for the vertically-reciprocating plunger. This plunger is formed .in three partsan outerpart 8, (see Figs. Sand 18,) a central part 10, (see Figs. 8 and 20,) and an intermediatepart12. (SeeFigs.8and19.) The outer part 8 is centrally recessed,-as shown in Fig. 18, and within this recess is-placed the intermediate part of the plunger 12. This intermediate part 12 is also centrally recessed, and within it is placed the central part 10. The outer part 8 ofthe plunger is provided with the roller 14:, that fits within the groove in the cam 15 and by means of which said plunger is givena vertically-reciprocating movement. The lower ends of the parts'or sections 10 and 12 and of one part of the plunger 8 are ppovided witlra groove 1U, so that when the lower endsof these several parts of the plunger are at the same height from the anvil the sections of the groove lll'coincide, thereby forming a con- Ltiniioue groove, into which the wire passes as beneath-the plunger by the means i is e;

f alreadygglgscrihcdr The edge of the part 8 ofthe' plunger'that is nearest the opening through. which the wire is fed is provided with a knife 22, which'cooperatcs with an ad justahle knife 18,'held in position by screws 20 and 24 (see Figs. 12, 13, and 14) and serves toseve'r the wire at the beginning of the down Another arm 'of the part 8 of the plunger will sever the ward stroke of said plunger. .7 A steel bush}, ing26 is preferably'arranged in the Wall of T the casing in front of thefeed-dog .135, and.

through this bushing the wire is passed; I

provide a wire-holderwhich consistsjof a pivoted plate 28, (see- Figs. 7 and 8,) that is supported upon a fixed portion of the framework ofthe machine close to the reciprocatingplunger, said holder being of the width of the two 1 parts 10 and 12 of the plunger. This holder is provided at its lower end with a lip 30, and a spring 32, secured to the frame of the na-- chin e,=l1olds.this lip normally under the ends of the two parts 10 and 12 of. the plunger, as

bottom wall of the recess 38 are beveled or inclined, so that when the plunger 8 has reached a predetermined point in its downward movement this inclined surface of the lug engages the inclined surface of the wall of the recess, and thereby said wire-holder is moved back into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 7; Thelower end of the part 8'01 the plunger is recessed,'as shown in Fig. 18, and the lowen end of the part 12 is recessed, as shown in Fig. 19, and the inner edges of the depending portions of the parts 8 and 12 are provided, respectively, with the notches 40'and 42, asfshown in Figs. 8, 18,

andjll). \Vhen, therefore, the wire has been fed through the sleeve or bushing 26, it will lie in the groove 16 in the lower end of the plunger, and it will he supported beneath the part-s10 and 12 of the plunger by the wire-holder'28, as it will rest upon the lip 30 of said wire-holder. The first downward movement of the plunger will cause only the part 8 to descend, the other parts 10 and 12 of the plunger being held up by said wireholder 28. (See Fig. 17.) This movement wire close to the bushing 26 and will turn itsends down over the ends of the-lip .3001? the wire-holder 28, so that the wire will assume the position showmin Fig.7 9. A further movement of-the part 8 of the plunger will cause the wire-holder 28 to be withdrawn from under the ends 10 and 12 of the plunger and from under the wire, and the wire will then drop upon the overlapped, ends of the hoop. The further movement of the plunger brings the part firmly upon top of the wire,

so as to partially embed the wire in the surfaceiof the hoop, and causes the part 12 of the plunger to bend the wire down over the hoop into the position shown in Fig. 10, and this. last movement of the wire arries its ends down between the two parts of the anvil and upon opposite sides of the central plate 44.

(Shown in. Figs. 14. and 10.) .For the pur- -14.). These plates are provided with the recesses 50, (see Fig. 10,) which are adapted to engage the bends in the wire staple and turn thefsame up against the under side of the hoop, moving them from the position shown in Fig. to that shown in Fig.11. Clencherbars 46 are provided with the inclines and as said barsmove past each other these in clines ride over the rolls31,thereby raising the rear ends of the bars and forcing the points of the staples into the'hoop, bringing the bars and the points of the staples into the position shown in. Fig. 11, and thereby completing the operation of settingthe fastening. For the purpose of operating the; clencherbars the rack-bars '54 are provided, to which said clenchenbars are secured; These rackbars are each provided with a series of teeth and they engagea pinion 56, arranged bea tween them, as shown in Fig. 15, and the rear the-surface of the cam 19.

. with its roll, in contactwithzthe surface of the cam 19; As the shaft 9 is rotated thebar 62 is reciprocated, and the rack-bars 54 are I moved inopposite directions, thereby moving the clencher-bars past each other and clenching the ends of the staples in themanner al ready described.

The driving-pulley 7 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 5, and a clutch 7 (see l ig. 1) is arranged upon said shaft and isep'erated for connecting the shaft and the driving-pulley at suitable intervals when the fastening is to be applied to the hoop. Any suitable construction of clutch may be used for this purpose, and hence the details of the construction are not shown in the drawings. The clutch is provided with a suitable lug 72, and an operating-rod 74 is arranged-upon the casing of the machine and is provided with a lug 76, that is adapted to engage the lug 72 of the clutch. A spring 78 is provided between projections 80 upon the casing of the machine and serves to throw the lug 76 into engagement with the clutch-lug 7.2 and thereby to operate the clutch and disconnect the driving-pulley 7 from the shaft 5. The operatingrod 74 is connected to a bell-crank I lever 84, and a projecting arm 82 is provide the clutch 7 and thereby holds said clutch out of engagement with the'shaft 5. "When pressure is applied to the treadle 49, the first downward movement thereof expands the hoop and forces the clamp 35 down upon it, so as to hold it firmly in position. The further movement of the treadle causes the arm 82 to engage the bell-crank lever St and the machine already referred to are operated for the purpose of forming and applying the wire staple or fastening device. A buffer or stop 90 may be arranged on the casing to be engaged by the treadle when it is drawn up by the spring connected to the expandingstaple are embedded or driven into the inner surface of the hoop. This'makes it impossible for the parts of the hoop to slip no matter how much strain or pressure is brought upon it. r

In general-practice two staples or fasten- "ings are applied to each hoop, and after one staple has been applied the hoop is released and turned into position to have a second staple applied, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and while, with the mechanism shown, the expanding device will be operated each time that the treadle is depressed for the purpose of tripping the clutch-holding device it will be understood that after one staple is applied to the hoop it will not be necessary to again expand the hoop, and hence, if pre ferred, a separate lever may be provided for operating the clutch-tripping device when it is desired to insert a staple without first expanding the hoop.

Any number of staples may be applied to each hoop, although two will be found sufficient for a firm fastening.

. Instead of applying one fastening and then moving the hoop and applying another I may provide the machine with two or more stapleapplying machines and apply two or more staples or fastenings simultaneously.

The hoop expander may obviously be formed separately from the rest of the machine and the hoop be expanded and sized in onema'chine and its overlapped ends be temporarily fastened as by the use of a tack or small nail, and then this machine may be used to permanently fasten the overlapped ends of'the hoop. The staples may be formed separately and this machine vbeused to apply them to the overlapped ends of the hoop.

ways without departing from my invention. Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination, with means for expanding the hoop and clam pin gits overlapped ends, of means for feeding the wire, a cutter i'or severing a suitable length of wire, means for forming bends in the ends of the wire, means for bending the wire around the overlapped ends of the hoop, and means for embedding the bent ends of the wire in the hoop, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with in cans forelamping the overlapped end of a hoop, of a wirefeed, a cutter for severing a suitable length of wire, means for forming bends in the ends of the wire, means for bending the severed length of wire about the overlapped ends of the hoop, and means for embedding the bent ends of the wire in the-hoop, for the purpose setforth.

The combination, with means for clamping the overlapped ends of ahoop, of a suitable wire-feed, a. three-part plunger, means for operating said plunger to sever a length of wire, form bends in its ends, and bend it over the edges of the hoop, clencher-bars, and means for operating said bars to embed the bent ends of the wire in the hoop, .for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the anvil for supporting the overlapped ends of the hoop, and

the clamp for holding said ends, of the threeart plunger, the Wireholder extending beneath the ends of the centraland intermediate parts of the plunger, and means for operatin gthe parts of said plungerin succession to sever a length of wire and form it into a stapie around the overlapped ends of the hoop, and means for withdrawing said Wire-holder when said plunger descends to form said sta-' pie, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combinationmrith means for holding the hoop, of the wire-feed, the plunger for forming bends in the ends of the wire and bending the same around the hoop, and the reciprocatin g clcncher-bars for embedding the bent ends of the wire in the hoop, and means for operating said plunger and clencher-bars, for the purpose set forth.

The combination, with the reciprocating plunger, formed in three parts, and having the wirc-roccivin groove in its lower end, of the swinging wire-holder adapted to extend beneath the central nndintermodiate parts of the plunger, the spring engaging said Wireholdcr, means for operating the parts of said plunger in succession, and means for withdrawing said wire-holder, for the purpose specified.

'7. The combination, with the reciprocating plunger, consisting of the outer part 8, the intermediate part 1;- and the central part 10, each of Sn id parts being formed with a wirereceiving groove in its lower end, means for operating the parts of said plunger in succession, and the swinging wire-holder 28 pro vided with the lip 30 adapted to extend beneath the parts and 12 of the plunger, and

the spring engaging said wire-holder, for the purpose set forth. v

8. The combination, with the wire-holder having the lip 30, of the plunger, said plunger consisting of the parts 8, 10 and 12, each provided in its lower end with the groove 16, the part-8 being provided with the recesses and the part 12 with the recesses 42, said wire-holder being arranged with its lip in position to extend beneath the parts 10 and 12 of the plunger, and means for operating the parts of said plunger-in succession ,for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination, with means for holding the hoop and means for feeding the staple and bending it around said hoop, of the reciproeating clencher-bars 46 provided with the inclines 52 and the rolls 31 upon which said clencher-bars rest, and means for operating said clencher-bars, for the purpose set forth.

10. The combination, with the two-part anvi 2 3 provided with the plate 44 arranged between the two parts of said anvil, of the reciprocating clencher-bars arranged to reciprocate upon opposite sides of said plate 44, for the purpose set forth.

11. The combination, with the two-part an vi123, of the hoop-clamp 35 arranged over said anvil, means for forming a staple, forming bends in its ends, and bending said staple around a hoop,and the reciprocating clenoherbars for embedding the ends of the staple in the hoop, for the purpose set forth.

12. The combination, with means for sizing and clamping a hoop, a treadle for operating said sizing and clamping means, astaple forming and applying mechanism, and means connected with said treadle for putting said staple forming and applying mechanism in operation after said hoop is sized and clamped.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of September, A. D. 1896.

CLARENCE O. \VIUTE.

In presence of- A. 0. PAUL, M. E. GQOLEY. 

